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Article 30-3:Zoning Districts Section D:Residential Base Zoning Districts Subsection 4:Single-Family Residential 15(SF-15)District 4. SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 15 (SF-15) DISTRICT • The Single-Family Residential 15(SF-15)District is established to accommodate principally single- family detached residential development at low densities subject to the design standards in Article 30-5:Development Standards.It also accommodates two-to four-family dwellings designed to appear as single-family detached hones,and zero lot line development subject to the • requirements of this Ordinance. District regulations are intended to discourage any use that 0 • substantially interferes with the development of single-family detached dwellings and that is detrimental to the quiet residential nature of the district Also allowed are complementary uses usually found in residential zoning districts such as parks,open space,elementary schools,and places of worship. • • • • - — Lot area per unit,min.(sq ft) 15,000 n/a Lot width,min.(ft) 100 n/a Gross residential density,max (dwelling unitsfacre)[1]"' 3;3.2 for zero lot line development n/a n/a Lot coverage,max (%of lot area) [2] 25; 15 where abutting a Height,max(ft) 35 single-family zoning district or use Front and comer side setback, 40;65 from street centerline Not allowed in front,side, min.(ft)[3] or corner side setbacks Side setback,min.(ft)[3] 15 Rear setback,min.(ft) [3] 35 5 Spacing,between buildings, n/a 20 5 min.(ft) Zero lot line development must be on a site or tract of 40,000 square feet or more,shall comply with the maximum gross residential density standards,and shall require a special use permit(See Section 30- Zero lot line development 2-3.<>)when proposed on a lot or site smaller than three acres in a developed portion of the city. Setbacks for lots on the perimeter of the development shall meet the district minimums;otherwise no setbacks,lot area,lot coverage,or building spacing requirements shall apply. Open Space Set-Aside(%of Residential uses: :Nonresidential and mixed-uses:[to be determined in Module 3] parcel) NOTES:[I]Gross residential density may be increased by up to 10 percent for development located within an"incentive area"as identified on the official zoning map. [2]Accessory structures/use areas shall not exceed the lesser of 1,500 square feet in size or 15 percent of the allowable lot coverage. [3]Minimum setbacks for all other principal uses shall be increased by five feet for all building walls 25 feet or more above grade. 4s These standards carry forward the R-15 district dimensional standards but include new gross density requirement and new lot area requirement for two-to four-family dwellings. 46 The new UDO will allow density rounding as is done in Cumberland County. In cases where a site's acreage allows a gross density that exceeds a whole number by 0.6 or more,the new UDO will allow an additional dwelling unit to be located on a site. June 2009 City of Fayetteville,North Carolina Page 3-11 Unified Development Ordinance—Module Two Public Review Draft(REVISED)